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Because this year is already quite full, you will read this book (PTP) aloud to usand participate in our group study of Ancients, Christian History. and Bible. You must keep a timeline book which will be graded. Refer to the Classical Conversations timeline cards and memorize the timeline.

A Picturesque Tale of Progress

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A Picturesque Tale of Progress set consists of eight or nine volumes depending on its published date. The ninth volume is the Index.

Beginnings I starts with "early man," and Ancient Egypt.

Beginnings II covers Babylonia, the Assyrian empire, and biblical history from Abraham to the Fall of Jerusalem. (we add Persia here)

Conquests I covers Ancient Greece through Alexander the Great.

Conquests II covers Ancient Rome including the Life of Christ, Paul's missionary journeys, and the rise of Christianity

New Nations I covers the Fall of the Roman Empire,Year ENDS here: to continue Gr 10 with:the Byzantine Empire, the Medieval Church, the Vikings, and the Feudal Age.

New Nations II continues the Byzantine Empire, the Crusades, Spain and the Moors, early European monarchies in England, France, Germany and the Holy Roman Empire, and Italy and the Renaissance.

Explorations I covers Marco Polo, Genghis Khan, the conquests of the Mongols, and Africa and India.

Supplements

For Reference

For Older Students and Teacher Prep

For Morning Meeting

History Revealed: What in the World? -Volume 1Produced to complement History Revealed: Ancient Civilizations & the Bible, this four-disc whirlwind adventure through time reveals the astounding evidence for the Bible’s authority in its description of the influential people and nations of antiquity.

The Second Book of Marvels The Orientby Richard Halliburton

Early 20th century American travel writer and adventurer Richard Halliburton introduces the people, religions, architecture, customs, and scenery from multi-cultural regions then called "The Orient". He includes maps of his travel routes.

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Hagia Sophia

The Travels of DemetriusHalicarnassusThe ColossusThe PharosThe First Wonder of the WorldThe Pyramids TodayThe LabyrinthThe Slave City (Timbuctoo)The Smoke that Sounds (Victoria Falls)Allah's Children (Mecca)The Enchanted Temple (Petra)The Dead SeaThe Rock of AbrahamTreasure HuntersBaalbekZenobiaThe Prince and the Flying Carpet (Bagdad)BabylonHome of the Nightingales (Isfahan)Wonderland (Udaipur)My Hindu PrincessA Love Story (Taj Mahal)The Glory of AsiaThe Top of the WorldLand of Mystery (Tibet)Palace of the Living Gods (Potala)Thirty Million Idols (Madura)A Tale from the Jungle (Angkor Wat)The Great Stone Serpent (Great Wall)The Magic Mountain (Mt. Fuji)

TIMELINE AND NOTEBOOK ​

Timeline and Notebook Helps

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Here is the full list of maps that are included in the first volume of Map Trek - Ancient World* World Map (landforms)* Descendants of Noah* Mesopotamia* Sumerians* Called Out from Ur* Abraham's Journey* Ancient Africa* Old Kingdom of Egypt* Ancient Egypt* The Exodus* Early Greece* The Promised Land* 12 Tribes of Israel* The Assyrian Empire* Israel's Golden Age* Phoenicia's Trading Empire* Solomon's Kingdom* Israel's Divided Kingdom* Ancient India* Ancient China* The Founding of Rome* Babylonian Empire* The Persian Empire* Greco-Persian Wars* Golden Age of Greece* Ancient Europe* Alexander the Great* The Punic Wars* Palestine during the time of Christ* The Early Church* The Roman Empire* The Roman Empire Divided* Barbarian Invasions

Since these maps are chronological in sequence, you may use them easily with any chronological history program.